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A citywide bus strike in Seoul triggered widespread commuting disruption Tuesday morning, forcing thousands of residents to walk long distances or crowd into subway stations amid freezing winter conditions. The Seoul City Bus Labor Union entered an indefinite, full-scale strike after wage and collective bargaining negotiations with the Seoul Bus Transport Association collapsed at around 1:30 a.m. As a result, all city buses were suspended from the first service of the day. In

South Korea Intensifies Crackdown on Homemade Guns After Songdo Murder SEOUL — South Korean authorities have arrested 19 individuals and seized hundreds of illegal firearms and weapon-related items as part of a nationwide crackdown on homemade gun manufacturing and distribution, officials said Friday. The joint task force—comprised of the National Police Agency, the Korea Customs Service, and the National Intelligence Service—was launched in September last year following a de

The share of foreign nationals among South Korea’s major conglomerate (chaebol) owner families has risen sharply, driven largely by third- and fourth-generation heirs, according to a new analysis. As of the end of last year, 41 out of 582 owner-family members (7%) at 62 large business groups held foreign citizenship, based on data released on January 7 by corporate research firm CEO Score. This figure marks a significant generational shift: while only 1.7% of first- and secon